Heroes

Japanese-American Donnie, whose playmates insist he be the "bad guy"
in their war games, calls on his reluctant father and uncle to help him get away
from that role.

Ages

6, 8, 7, 5

Interest Level

Grades K - 3

Grade Level Equivalent

3.7

Lexile Measure

670L

Publisher

Tandem Library

Number of Pages

34

Genre

General Fiction, Multicultural

About the Author and Illustrator

Ken MochizukiChildren's author Ken Mochizuki dreamed of making movies, but after five years of working as an actor in Los Angeles he headed back to Seattle to write. His first picture book, Baseball Saved Us , reflects his need to tell America that people of Asian descent have been a part of America for a long time.